17:00 Meydan

Friday 24 November 2023

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Thunder Snow Handicap

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 1m 59.52s

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(7)

Shafaaf^v1⁴⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| D

5/1

32/10, 3¾ lengths fifth of 6 to Jadoomi in listed race at Clairefontaine (9f, good). Off 16 months. First run for yard after leaving Jean-Claude Rouget. Makes handicap debut. Merits consideration.

Form: 222135-

(2)

Franz Strauss²⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| CD

5/1

Won both starts at this course this year. Career best when winning 12-runner handicap (9.9f, 6/1). Off 9 months. Can give another good account in hat-trick bid.

Form: 0296-11

(3)

Alhzeem^b,t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen| T: M Costa| CD

3/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. 3/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Jebel Ali (8f) 20 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 5-22121

(9)

Military Law²⁶⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Ryan Curatolo| T: M Al Mheiri| C| D

28/1

Sole start for D. Watson when well-beaten eleventh of 14 to Salute The Soldier in Maktoum Challenge Round 3 (33/1) at this course (9.9f). Rejoined former yard. Work to do back in a handicap.

Form: 16/6-670

(5)

New Comedy^h¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: A Al Shemaili

33/1

Hooded for 1st time, fifteenth of 16 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 15 days ago. Other appeal more.

Form: 3-26800

(6)

Book Review^p,t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer| CD

28/1

C&D winner. 12/1, tenth of 13 in handicap over C&D 14 days ago. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 714-490

(8)

Deciduous¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: M Barzalona| T: S Ghadayer

13/2

1 win from 3 runs this year. 7/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 514-519

(4)

Vasilakos¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Connor Beasley| T: A Bin Harmash

15/2

12/1, good second of 13 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 3/1-2852

(1)

Wessall²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: A J Slattery| T: M Costa| D

3/1

1 win from 1 run this year. First run since leaving William Haggas when won 9-runner maiden at Jebel Ali (9f, 6/4) 20 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 02-1

Forecasts

Alhzeem (3/1), Wessall (3/1), Franz Strauss (5/1), Shafaaf (5/1), Deciduous (13/2), Vasilakos (15/2), Book Review (28/1), Military Law (28/1), New Comedy (33/1)

ALHZEEM has been in good form and looks the one to be with, but he can't afford to put a foot wrong. Franz Strauss has taken to this surface really well and is most likely the sternest opposition. Shafaaf has some interesting French form and is in the running for a share of the minor money.